Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking ban
Atlantic City casino workers hold signs during a rally in Trenton N.J., Friday, April 5, 2024, after the United Auto Workers and casino workers filed a lawsuit challenging New Jersey's clean indoor air law that exempts casino workers from its protections. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Frustrated at having unsuccessfully agitated for over three years to get lawmakers to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos, workers on Friday tried a new tactic. They filed a lawsuit to try to overturn a law that leaves casino workers as the only ones not covered by the protections of a clean workplace air act.
The United Auto Workers, which represents workers at the Bally's, Caesars and Tropicana casinos, and a group of casino workers opposed to smoking in the gambling halls, filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court challenging New Jersey's indoor clean air law.
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